1. Hamburger Paragraphs How to write a really great paragraph!

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3. The Topic Sentence (Top Bun) Very first sentence of your paragraph. Always needs to be indented. Tells what your paragraph is going to be about. There are many reasons that I love to teach. First of all, teaching is great because I like being at school. The day goes by quickly and I am never bored. Another reason I love to teach is because I love seeing a student understand something new. When a student learns something, it makes me feel good. Finally, teaching is wonderful because being around kids is fun. They always make my life more interesting and happy. In my opinion, teaching is the best job in the world.

4. The First Detail (Lettuce) Should not be the most important detail. Needs to follow directly after the topic sentence. Needs to be full of good “ lettucy ” details! There are many reasons that I love to teach. First of all, teaching is great because I like being at school. The day goes by quickly, and I am never bored. Another reason I love to teach is because I love seeing a student understand something new. When a student learns something, it makes me feel good. Finally, teaching is wonderful because being around kids is fun. They always make my life more interesting and happy. In my opinion, teaching is the best job in the world.

5. The Second Detail (Tomato) Still should not be the most important detail. Needs to follow directly after the lettuce sentence. Needs to be full of good “ juicy ” details! There are many reasons that I love to teach. First of all, teaching is great because I like being at school. The day goes by quickly and I am never bored. Another reason I love to teach is because I love seeing a student understand something new. When a student learns something, it makes me feel good. Finally, teaching is wonderful because being around kids is fun. They always make my life more interesting and happy. In my opinion, teaching is the best job in the world.

6. The Last Detail (Meat) Finally!! The most important detail. Should start differently than most of the other sentences. Needs to be full of good “ meaty ” details! There are many reasons that I love to teach. First of all, teaching is great because I like being at school. The day goes by quickly and I am never bored. Another reason I love to teach is because I love seeing a student understand something new. When a student learns something, it makes me feel good. Finally, teaching is wonderful because being around kids is fun. They always make my life more interesting and happy. In my opinion, teaching is the best job in the world.

7. The Closing Sentence (Bottom Bun) Should look a lot like the topic sentence. Needs to summarize the topic. Needs to be an obvious end to the sentence. There are many reasons that I love to teach. First of all, teaching is great because I like being at school. The day goes by quickly and I am never bored. Another reason I love to teach is because I love seeing a student understand something new. When a student learns something, it makes me feel good. Finally, teaching is wonderful because being around kids is fun. They always make my life more interesting and happy. In my opinion, teaching is the best job in the world.